Cops firing blanks in sex exemption debate

Police in Hawaii may lose a law that allows them to have sex with prostitutes while on the job. Source: AAP POLICE in Hawaii are facing the prospect of losing an exemption that allows them to have sex with prostitutes while on the job. ...

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Double bombing kills seven in Iraq

A DOUBLE bombing has killed seven people north of Baghdad. Police say the attack happened on Saturday morning when a roadside bomb exploded in a commercial street in the city of Tikrit. Minutes later, a car bomb struck officers arriving to...

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Road accident kills 35 in Pakistan

A COLLISION between two passenger buses and a petrol tanker killed 35 people in southwest Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, with many of the victims burning to death. A bus travelling to Karachi collided with the tanker in the early hours...

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Vic man, 73, dies in bungalow fire

A 73-YEAR-OLD man has died in a bungalow fire in central Victoria. A woman in her late 50s who was unaccounted for when police and fire fighters discovered the body has been found and is uninjured. Ambulance Victoria spokesman John Mullens...

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Plane search focuses on debris

The PM says two objects possibly related to the search for flight MH370 have been identified. Source: AAP THE global search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 has its best new lead, with possible debris spotted in water west of Australia....

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Pell's legal view long held, inquiry told

An inquiry has heard George Pell has believed abuse victims should be able to sue the church. Source: AAP CARDINAL George Pell has believed child sex abuse victims should be able to sue the Catholic Church for some time, his private secretary...

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SA Catholic official apologises to victims

A senior Catholic education officer has apologised to victims abused by a SA school bus driver. Source: AAP A SENIOR Catholic education officer has apologised to the victims of "shocking and appalling" sexual abuse carried out by a bus driver...

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Farmers want fair deal from Japan FTA

Australia's peak farming body says a FTA with Japan needs to benefit the whole agriculture sector. Source: AAP AUSTRALIA'S peak farming body is urging the federal government not to be pressured by Japan's powerful agricultural lobby as it enters...

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Trauma study targets 300 Vietnam veterans

300 Vietnam veterans will take part in a Queensland-based study into post-traumatic stress disorder. Source: AAP HAUNTED by images of mangled bodies, Vietnam veteran Tony Dell hasn't slept for more than four hours a night during the past 40...

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Motorcyclist killed in fiery highway crash

A motorcyclist has died after he was thrown from his bike in a crash on the NSW mid-north coast. Source: AAP A MOTORCYCLIST has been killed after he was thrown from his bike in a fiery crash on the NSW mid-north coast. A number of witnesses...

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Horse with Hendra virus put down in Qld

A horse has been put down in the Queensland town of Bundaberg after contracting the Hendra virus. Source: AAP A HORSE has been put down in the Queensland city of Bundaberg after contracting the Hendra virus. It's the first Hendra virus...

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McCann police seek lone intruder

BRITISH detectives investigating the disappearance of Madeleine McCann are looking for a lone intruder who sexually abused five girls during break-ins at holiday homes in Portugal. The tanned, dark-haired man is suspected of breaking in to 12...

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The Rolling Stones land in Australia

British rock royalty The Rolling Stones have touched down in Australia ahead of their first concert. Source: AAP THE Rolling Stones have landed in Australia. Frontman Mick Jagger, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards and Charlie Watts stepped...

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600,000 early ballots ready for WA poll

600,000 ballot papers have been printed ahead of the early voting period for the WA senate election. Source: AAP MORE than 600,000 of the hefty ballot papers for the re-run West Australian Senate election have been printed ahead of the early...

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Ex-MP Thomson to face sentencing hearing

Craig Thomson will face a pre-sentence hearing in Melbourne for his misuse of union credit cards. Source: AAP FORMER federal MP Craig Thomson will soon find out whether prosecutors want him to be jailed for his misuse of union-issued credit...

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Modern workplace awards open for review

Pay and conditions of low-paid Australian workers are being reviewed by the Fair Work Commission. Source: AAP THE Fair Work Commission has left the door open for workplace awards covering industries such as hospitality and transport to be overhauled....

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Premier Hodgman gets straight to work

Will Hodgman has declared he begins his new job as Tasmania's premier with a mandate for change. Source: AAP TASMANIA'S next premier Will Hodgman has spent day one after the Liberals' thumping election victory familiarising himself with the...

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Stolen BMW crashes into driver: police

POLICE in Perth are investigating a pursuit that ended with a 51-year-old man in a critical condition after his car was hit by a stolen BMW driven by a teenager. Police say officers tried to stop the BMW on Albany Highway in East Victoria Park...

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Baby sisters in hospital after collision

TWO baby sisters are in a serious but stable condition after the hatchback they were travelling in collided with a NSW Fire and Rescue truck driving in the same direction on the Pacific Highway in Sydney's north. A 17-month-old girl sustained...

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20,000 Sydney homes lose power in storm

STRONG winds have lashed the NSW coast, cutting power to about 20,000 homes in Sydney's north and 19,000 on the Central Coast. Residents between Palm Beach and Freshwater lost power early on Sunday afternoon and, about an hour later, State Emergency...

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